English Avenue School
National Register of Historic Places

English Avenue School

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Listed
March 23, 2020
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100005101

About this property

The English Avenue School is a historic school building in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Located in the city's English Avenue neighborhood, the school was built in 1910 and operated until 1995. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. The school was built in 1910 to serve the Atlanta neighborhood of Western Heights, a predecessor of today's English Avenue neighborhood. Additional construction occurred between 1911 and 1930 as the school's enrollment continued to grow. As part of the system of school segregation in the United States, the school was initially only open for White Americans, but in 1950, due to changes in the neighborhoods demographics, it was changed to an African American school. On December 12, 1960, the school was the site of a bombing after the school's auditorium had been used for a prayer meeting prior to an anti-segregation protest the previous day. The event has been called "one of the worst racially motivated bombings in the city of Atlanta." The school closed in 1995. Since the school's closing, the building has remained unoccupied. In 2010, the building was bought by the Greater Vine City Opportunities Program, under the leadership of Mable Thomas, with the intention of converting the building into a community center. On March 23, 2020, the building was property was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. National Register of Historic Places listings in Fulton County, Georgia

Location

627 English Ave. NW
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
33.77217, -84.41295

Categories

EDUCATIONSOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was English Avenue School listed on the National Register?

English Avenue School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 23, 2020.

What type of historic resource is English Avenue School?

English Avenue School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for English Avenue School?

The period of significance for English Avenue School is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1911.

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